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Rick Scott on Education
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Focus on 3 R's, not critical race theory
The 12 Point Plan:- Public schools will focus on the 3 R's, not indoctrinate children with critical race theory or any other political ideology.
- We will open our schools to parents. Parents must have the right to know what their children are
being taught, who is teaching them, and which organizations are receiving school contracts.
- The FBI, DOJ, and all government entities will be expressly forbidden from intimidating parents who dare speak their minds at school board meetings.
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Public schools will teach our children to love America because, while not perfect, it is exceptional, it is good, and it is a beacon of freedom in an often-dark world.
- No child will be taught they are inherently racist because of the color of their
skin, or that some Americans are oppressors and others are oppressed.
- We will not allow political or social indoctrination in our schools. Teachers who refuse to comply will need to find new jobs.
Source: Rescue America 12-point plan, RescueAmerica.com
, Jun 17, 2022
End teacher tenure; close the Department of Education
li> Parents, not government, will choose the best schools for their kids.- Enact equal opportunity in education (school choice) so no child will be sent to a failing school simply because of their zip code.
- Teacher tenure at public schools must
be eliminated because it protects inadequate teachers.
- Close the federal Department of Education. Education is a state function. If Congress wants to spend money on education, cut out the middleman and send it directly to schools and parents.
Source: Rescue America 12-point plan, RescueAmerica.com
, Jun 17, 2022
Keep voluntary prayer and honor the American Flag
li> Kids in public schools will say the Pledge of Allegiance, stand for the National Anthem, and honor the American Flag. We must foster national unity.- No public school will be allowed to discriminate against voluntary prayer or force
children to check their faith at the door.
- Colleges and universities that favor or discriminate against students based on race or ethnicity in the application process will be ineligible for federal funding and will lose their tax-exempt status.
Source: Rescue America 12-point plan, RescueAmerica.com
, Jun 17, 2022
$80M for state colleges; hold the line on tuition at $10K
We are recommending $80 million in our budget this year for those colleges and universities who graduate students best positioned to get a job.We are changing how we fund higher education but if we want to make higher education more accessible to low
and middle-income families, we have to make it more affordable.
Last year, I vetoed a tuition increase that would have taken a total of more than $42 million from Florida families. And, this year, we want to get rid of the 15% annual increase and
inflationary increase on tuition.
My commitment to every family dreaming to send their children to college is simple: We will hold the line on tuition.
Parents saving for their children to get a four-year degree from a public university today need to
save over $53,000. We shouldn't celebrate how accessible higher education is until we can make it more affordable. That's why I am proud that all of Florida's 4-year state colleges now offer bachelor's degrees for only $10,000.
Source: 2014 State of the State Address to Florida legislature
, Mar 4, 2014
Eliminated tenure; with performance pay, give $2,500 raise
When I first stood before you in 2011, I said, "The single most important factor in student learning is the quality of teaching." Since that time, we eliminated teacher tenure. We signed performance pay into law, and it will take effect in 2014.
Florida's education system is making tremendous progress, due in large part to our great teachers and the work begun by Gov. Bush. Our students and teachers were recently ranked 6th for educational quality; and our 4th-graders scored among the highest in
the world on a recent reading evaluation. Accountability is working.
The best way we can build on this progress is to reward our hard-working teachers with a $2,500 pay raise. Some say they are afraid that giving raises to all teachers may mean that a
teacher doing a bad job gets rewarded. But, thanks to our work, we are now in a better position than ever before to reward good teachers and move bad teachers out of the classroom. We don't want a war on teachers; we want a war on failure.
Source: 2013 State of the State speech to Florida Legislature
, Mar 5, 2013
$10M for vouchers for private schools for poor kids
Summary from The Florida Current:- A program allowing corporations to receive tax credits for funding vouchers for private schools will receive an extra $10.25 million under a bill passed by the House.
- The Florida Tax Credit
Scholarship program is capped at $175 million for the current fiscal year, and is scheduled to increase to $219 million. HB 859 would increase the cap to $229 million, and do away with random inspections for participating schools.
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The vouchers amount to about $4,000 per student, and only low-income students are eligible. Proponents of the bill note that the vouchers cost less than the per-student funding for public schools, which is $6,224 for the current year.
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Democrats decried the bill, though, as siphoning off money that would otherwise go to public schools.
Status:Bill passed House, 92-24; passed Senate, 32-8; approved by Governor, March 23,2012.
Source: Florida legislative voting records: HB 859
, Mar 23, 2012
Allow students to deliver inspirational messages
SB98: Authorizing a district school board to adopt a policy that allows an inspirational message to be delivered by students at a student assembly.Analysis by ACLU Florida: This is the school prayer, which was termed "inspirational
message" bill when Senate legal staff expressed doubts it could pass constitutional muster. The measure authorizes school districts to adopt a policy to allow students of all ages to deliver inspirational messages at compulsory and non-compulsory
school events and prohibits school personnel from being involved in overseeing the message contents, sectarian or otherwise.
Legislative Outcome:
Passed House 88-27-4 on Mar/1/12; Passed Senate 31-8-1 on Feb/1/12; Signed by Governor Rick Scott on Mar/23/12
Source: Analysis of Florida legislative voting record SB98
, Mar 23, 2012
Increase the number of charter schools
We need to focus on our incredible opportunity to improve our K-through-12 education system. We now have real innovators offering a 21st century approach to education. And many of those new approaches offer better outcomes without increasing costs.
I am calling for an increase in the number of charter schools--which are public schools that are allowed to work independently of their school board and can innovate in ways that encourage all schools to improve.
Source: 2011 State of the State speech to Florida legislature
, Mar 8, 2011
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